Access Map For University of Yamanashi Kofu Campus University of Yamanashi Medical Campus, Hospital Matsumoto For Takeda Shrine For Tokyo Nagoya Kofu Station Yamanashi University of Kofu Kofu By-pass Yamanashi Showa I.C. Kofu Campus Nirasaki JR Chuo Line Station Takeda St. Chuo Expy Yamanote St. Joei R20 For Station Joei Kofu Tokyo Kofu Station Heiwa St. Station Otsuki Station JR Chuo Line Station For Tokyo Chuo Expy GUIDE BOOK University of JR Minobu Yamanashi Medical Line Heiwa St. Campus, Hospital Minobu Station Mt.Fuji For Gunma Fuji Ibaraki Nagano Saitama Higashi-Kanto Expy Shinjuku Tokyo Kofu JR Chuo Line Yamanashi Chuo Expy Kanagawa JR or Keisei Chiba Shizuoka Narita International Airport Haneda International Japan Airport Mt.Fuji Contact details General inquiries concerning education for international students, becoming a research student, or becoming a non-degree student Office of International Affairs, University of Yamanashi TEL:055-220-8047 E-mail:[email protected] URL:http://www.ciee.yamanashi.ac.jp/ Information on entrance examinations and obtaining application guidelines for regular students Admission Division, Academic Affairs Support Department, University of Yamanashi TEL:055-220-8049 Email:[email protected] National University Corporation, University of Yamanashi 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu-City, Yamanashi Prefecture, JAPAN 400-8510 UR : https://www.yamanashi.ac.jp/en/ Issue Date:October, 2020 Welcome to Yamanashi! -Show various facial expressions- Fruit Kingdom! Producing area of Japanese wine! World Cultural Heritage "Mt. Fuji" - Subject of faith and the source of art - The Linear Chuo Shinkansen Scenic landscape Symbol of Sengoku period "Takeda Shingen" Unique culture etc. Planned opening 2027 (Tokyo Shinagawa – Nagoya) and 2037 (Nagoya – Shin-Osaka) Yamanashi Tokyo Nagoya Shin Osaka 02 ※Provide photos : Yamanashi Tourism Organization 03 History December, 1795 Kitenkan.Kofu School of Learning April, 1921 Yamanashi Prefectural Training Satoshi Ōmura Museum Institution for Teachers of September, 1924 Supplementary Vocational Education Yamanashi Higher A new, dynamic forum for academics, culture, and art Technical School Dr. Satoshi Ōmura, a 1958 graduate of the University of Yamanashi’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (now the Faculty of May, 1949 Education) won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in December 2015. October, 1978 Old "Yamanashi University" "Yamanashi Medical University" In commemoration of that monumental achievement, the University of Yamanashi created the Satoshi Ōmura Memorial Scholarship Fund and established the Satoshi Ōmura Museum to honor Dr. Ōmura’s tremendous accomplishments and October, 2002 preserve his legacy for future generations. "University of Yamanashi" The entrance to the Satoshi Ōmura Museum, which abuts Takeda-dōri on its way to Takeda Shrine, features a unique, Shinji SHIMADA, M.D., Ph.D. compelling design that invokes the octagonal, three-story structure of the second Kitenkan—a branch of the Shōheikō (a President, University of Yamanashi April, 2004 state-run school under the Edo shogunate) that would later go on to become the Faculty of Education at the University of National University Corporation "University of Yamanashi" Yamanashi. The first floor of the museum houses several exhibit areas, showcasing not only a variety of valuable items relating to Dr. Ōmura’s Nobel Prize and academic triumphs but also a wealth of academic items and cultural pieces that offer revealing glimpses into the University of Yamanashi’s storied past. On the second floor, meanwhile, is Ōmura Memorial Hall: a space available to students, faculty, alumni, and the local community. The University of Yamanashi is a “Center of Community,” a backbone institution for the entire region. That symbolic identity has taken on a deeper, richer significance with the creation of the Ōmura Museum, which represents a core hub for the community on a far-reaching scale, nurtures and showcases academic, cultural, and artistic endeavors, and symbolizes a new chapter in the history of the University of Yamanashi. Dr. Ōmura exhibit This collection delves into Dr. Ōmura’ s remarkable life and career, featuring photographs, original copies of graduation papers, examples of numerous research projects, and a wealth of items that cast an illuminating light on his Nobel Prize triumph. Kitenkan exhibit Visit this exhibit for a peek into the Kitenkan, the Shōheikō (Edo shogunate-run institution) branch school that would develop into the University of Yamanashi. In this exhibition area, museum-goers will find fascinating archival evidence from the late-eighteenth-century onward, the Kitenkan monument, an ink impression of the institution’ s motto, and more. 04 05 Degree Programs Offered in English Aspiring to be a center of research and human-resource development for Japan’s green-energy sector！ Clean Energy Research Center The Clean Energy Research Center at the University of Clean Energy Research & Yamanashi, comprising the Division of Fuel Cell Research and the Division of Solar Energy Conversion Research, promotes research on clean energy (areas such as fuel cells,hydrogen Research on Fuel Cell Nanomaterials production,CO2 fixation,and energy) harvesting in hopes of Energy issues represent one of the biggest crises currently confronting humanity. Considering the pressing need for solutions contributing to solutions to issues concerning energy and the to those problems, the demand for rapid, drastic improvements in technologies for the conversion and storage of “green global environment. By providing undergraduates and graduate energy”—a core component of Japan’s national growth strategy—is strong. students with direct educational and research-oriented guidance, The University of Yamanashi is striving to be a global hub for advances in clean energy. By creating world-class research the Center balances its research initiatives with a commitment to transforming learners into motivated, capable human resources facilities and developing a host of graduate-education programs (see below), the University is propelling its education and in the relevant specializations. research activities forward through a unique educational structure, a distinctive curriculum, and close ties with industry, government, and academics. Special Doctoral Program for Green Energy Conversion Science and Technology (graduate school) The purpose of this program is to nurture leaders who can make green innovation happen in a global setting, drawing on a broad perspective in energy conversion science and technology and its economic aspects. The program uses an educational approach with a vision shared by industry, government, and academics. The program has three core focus areas: developing innovative technologies for the efficient, economical conversion and storage of green energy in hopes of realizing a low-carbon, sustainable society, achieving an optimal balance of energy-conversion devices, and using findings to pave the way toward green innovation. Through an instructional approach that integrates basic and practical studies, the program aims to develop global leaders capable of making an important impact in those key areas. 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That diverse o P o l NIMS(National Institute 5 in Asia,Oceania l o Technology a f n M io of Materials Science) 5 in North America scope of engagement is a core feature of the Center, which e at di uc cin d e e E strives to produce research with both progressive and practical and tiv En bora gineering Colla dimensions and provide the researchers and engineers with the Inter University Type 5 years Doctor Dr. Human Resources Development Program hands-on training they need to be